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<div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Meet Your Officers: Comet Pursuivant, the Herald for the Barony.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Comet is a baronial herald.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The purpose of the office is two fold - first is to be the mouthpiece of the barony as the officiate of baronial courts, and second is to be a point of contact for the barony to the college of arms for the purpose of submitting arms and names.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The duties of the office are to ensure that Their Excellencies have a herald for their courts, to ensure that court reports are written and published in the Althing, with copies forwarded to local and kingdom OP clerks and Silver Buccle, and to ensure that the local Order of Precedence is maintained.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Comet does not have to do all of these things personally, but it is the duty of the office to ensure that these tasks are done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>To that end the baronial position of OP clerk is a deputy of the office of Comet Pursuivant that is required to publish the OP in the Althing once a year.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Additionally Comet must be a warranted Herald by the </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Kingdom</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> of
</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Aethelmearc</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The office is the point of contact to the </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
College</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> of </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Arms</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> for the barony; this does not mean that Comet must take all heraldic submissions in the barony.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It does mean that Comet must be familiar with the </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">College</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> of </span>
<span style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Arms</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, and know to whom to send queries about name and armory submissions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>
Comet must also from time to time take submission paperwork and money and forward them to Garnet, the Aethelmearc submissions herald.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The herald is also the point of contact for announcements and list crying.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It has become tradition in this barony that Comet runs the monthly barony meetings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>As an officer of the barony attendance at barony meetings and officers' meetings becomes mandatory.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Comet is also required to travel through the kingdom, just as the Baron/ess is required to witness Crown Tournament and Coronation; Comet is required to ensure that the Baron/ess has a herald for these occasions.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Comet is an officer of the court, whereas the other officers have mundane responsibilities than take up time outside of events, Comet is busiest at events.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Heralds lend a certain level of glamour to our events, through clever wordsmithing, and the identifiability of the tabard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The court duties are the most fun that one can have with the office.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>You are guaranteed a spot right up front in court and get to hear everything said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>You get to give your friends awards, surprising them and gratifying them, though you must still give your enemies awards in court with the same smile that you gave to your friends.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>A strong voice and confidence on stage is the best start for anyone interested in becoming a herald.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Any vocal or stage experience will best aid you here, the pomp, ceremony, and right words can be learned through the job.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Comet like most of the Officers of the barony serves two year terms and is normally limited to 2 terms of office.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Currently Brandubh O'Donnghaile serves as Comet, before him came Cadell Blaidd Du, Giuliettta da Venezia, Margaret Makafee, Elsbeth Anne Roth, Ardis Bluemantel, and others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>
All of these Gentles would give valuable tips and insights in to the office of herald at the baronial level.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break"></span></p>
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